Resonances OF Antiquity: the Reception AND Translation OF Homer's Iliad in German AND French Literary Traditions Up to the Seventeenth Century

Abstract

This article investigates the translation history of Homer's epic The Iliad into German and French up to the seventeenth century. It focuses on the religious, philosophical, and cultural contexts of these translations. The paper highlights the linguistic approaches of early translators such as Notker and examines how The Iliad was received during the Reformation and the Renaissance in the German and French literary traditions.

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